In the wake of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Hillsdale College took the initiative to highlight security procedures meant to deal with a threat on the college campus. The first indication of this examination of security procedures came only a few days after the shooting, when President Larry Arnn sent out a school-wide...
Author: Evan Brune (Evan Brune)
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Academy students to produce newspaper
Hillsdale Academy is publishing a newspaper for the first time in two years. The new publication draws talent from both the upper school and the lower school of the Academy. Sixth grade students in Academy Teacher Karen Somerville’s classroom receive lessons in newswriting a couple times a week from Maria Servold, assistant to the director...
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Hillsdale grad wins patent award
Nick Peters ’00 recently received a 2012 Edison Patent Award from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. Along with three other scientists at the New Jersey-based company Applied Communication Sciences, Peters was rewarded for his work in distributable quantum relay architecture. He, with his team, developed a process of transmitting quantum signals through...
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Mitchell Center attests to Hillsdale history, community
The Mitchell Research Center in downtown Hillsdale contains a wealth of information inside a building that represents the lives and histories of many of Hillsdale’s citizens for the past 150 years. Charles T. Mitchell was born in 1817 in Montgomery County, New York. He received a limited education, and at the age of 21, he...
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Academy to host Turkey Trot
Hillsdale Academy’s annual Turkey Trot is being held at Hayden Park on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. The Turkey Trot, a 5K run that benefits local charities, is hosted by Hillsdale Academy’s student-run National Honor Society. Local businesses are helping to sponsor the event. The run is open not only to students and staff of...